Beeb, the BBC’s voice assistant, has been released to early adopters for testing on Windows computers.
The voice assistant, which uses Microsoft technology, is in the beta phase – a period when not all features are present or working properly.
Its synthesised digital voice is based on that of a UK voice actor with a northern England accent.
And the team behind Beeb have been “working hard” to ensure it can understand other regional accents.
When a user downloads the beta version ... Read even more